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For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
More known for works such as Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow did compose other long dramatic poems that have become an important part of Longfellows bibliography. The New England Tragedies is two dramas, each of which are written in five acts: John Endicott and Giles Corey of the Salem Farms – a story referencing the Salem Witch Trials. This 1868 first edition is a first printing.
Bibliographic Details
Title: The New England tragedies
Author(s): Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher: Boston: Ticknor and Fields
Edition: First edition, first printing, 1868.
Binding: Hardcover
Format: (8vo), single volume
Size: 7in x 5in (18cm x 13cm)
Collation: 179, [1] pp.
Contents Include:
John Endicott
Giles Corey of the Salem Farms
Colonial New England history
Salem witch trial themes
Reference(s): BAL 12150
Condition:
Very Good. Hardcover binding remains tight and secure with gilt retained on the front cover. Corners remain generally strong. Pages remain clean and legible with no major loss noted.
Why Collect This?
First edition first printing Longfellow work
Includes two dramatic poems in five acts
Connected to Salem witch trial history
Item Number: #50450
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
More known for works such as Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow did compose other long dramatic poems that have become an important part of Longfellows bibliography. The New England Tragedies is two dramas, each of which are written in five acts: John Endicott and Giles Corey of the Salem Farms – a story referencing the Salem Witch Trials. This 1868 first edition is a first printing.
Bibliographic Details
Title: The New England tragedies
Author(s): Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher: Boston: Ticknor and Fields
Edition: First edition, first printing, 1868.
Binding: Hardcover
Format: (8vo), single volume
Size: 7in x 5in (18cm x 13cm)
Collation: 179, [1] pp.
Contents Include:
John Endicott
Giles Corey of the Salem Farms
Colonial New England history
Salem witch trial themes
Reference(s): BAL 12150
Condition:
Very Good. Hardcover binding remains tight and secure with gilt retained on the front cover. Corners remain generally strong. Pages remain clean and legible with no major loss noted.
Why Collect This?
First edition first printing Longfellow work
Includes two dramatic poems in five acts
Connected to Salem witch trial history
Item Number: #50450
Condition
Very Good. Hardcover binding remains tight and secure with gilt retained on the front cover. Corners remain generally strong. Pages remain clean and legible with no major loss noted.
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1868 – New England Tragedies – Longfellow | First Edition, Salem Witch Trials
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